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WWW.SEAS.UPENN.EDU POP QUIZ Sevile G. Mannickarottu Sevile Mannickarottu, Director of Instructional Laboratories in the Department of Bioengineering, provides bioengineering students with hands-on lab experience and training that enhances student proficiency in bioengineering fundamentals. What is your role in the laboratory? The most important part of this job is providing an exceptional laboratory experience for our students. This means that we never stop improving our laboratories and our lab courses. I meet regularly with faculty to incorporate their ideas and design experiments that complement the fundamentals our students learn during lectures. On a typical day, I’ll develop new experiments, teach students in a lab class, and meet with student groups to discuss the projects and programs in which they are involved. What brought you to Penn? I earned my bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 1999 from Penn Engineering, and as an undergraduate, I worked for the Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory. Following graduation, I worked for several years as a Design Engineer for Lutron Electronics. On a whim, I applied for an open position in the Bioengineering lab, recalling how much I enjoyed working in the Electrical Engineering lab as a student. I was offered the position and I have not looked back. What is the most satisfying part of your job? What is the most challenging? The best part of my job is teaching and mentoring our amazing undergraduate students. I get to know each one of our students personally as they go through our laboratory program from their freshman through senior years. Having the opportunity to positively affect their lives is incredibly rewarding. Since bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field, the biggest challenge for me is staying on top of the latest changes in technologies and trends related to the field. What keeps you busy outside of work? Much of my time is spent pursuing a Ph.D. in Religious Studies here at Penn. In addition, I am actively involved with Penn’s Engineering Alumni Society Board where I’ve helped organize a number of programs to engage alumni and students. SPRING 2013 n 40
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POP QUIZ<br />
Sevile G. Mannickarottu<br />
Sevile Mannickarottu, Director <strong>of</strong> Instructional<br />
Laboratories in <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Bioengineering,<br />
provides bioengineering students with h<strong>and</strong>s-on<br />
lab experience <strong>and</strong> training that enhances student<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>iciency in bioengineering fundamentals.<br />
What is your role in <strong>the</strong> laboratory?<br />
The most important part <strong>of</strong> this job is providing an exceptional<br />
laboratory experience for our students. This means that<br />
we never stop improving our laboratories <strong>and</strong> our lab courses.<br />
I meet regularly with faculty to incorporate <strong>the</strong>ir ideas <strong>and</strong><br />
design experiments that complement <strong>the</strong> fundamentals our<br />
students learn during lectures. On a typical day, I’ll develop<br />
new experiments, teach students in a lab class, <strong>and</strong> meet with<br />
student groups to discuss <strong>the</strong> projects <strong>and</strong> programs in which<br />
<strong>the</strong>y are involved.<br />
What brought you to Penn?<br />
I earned my bachelor’s degree in Electrical <strong>Engineering</strong> in<br />
1999 from Penn <strong>Engineering</strong>, <strong>and</strong> as an undergraduate, I<br />
worked for <strong>the</strong> Electrical <strong>Engineering</strong> Undergraduate Laboratory.<br />
Following graduation, I worked for several years as a<br />
Design Engineer for Lutron Electronics. On a whim, I applied<br />
for an open position in <strong>the</strong> Bioengineering lab, recalling how<br />
much I enjoyed working in <strong>the</strong> Electrical <strong>Engineering</strong> lab as a<br />
student. I was <strong>of</strong>fered <strong>the</strong> position <strong>and</strong> I have not looked back.<br />
What is <strong>the</strong> most satisfying part <strong>of</strong> your job?<br />
What is <strong>the</strong> most challenging?<br />
The best part <strong>of</strong> my job is teaching <strong>and</strong> mentoring our<br />
amazing undergraduate students. I get to know each one <strong>of</strong><br />
our students personally as <strong>the</strong>y go through our laboratory<br />
program from <strong>the</strong>ir freshman through senior years. Having<br />
<strong>the</strong> opportunity to positively affect <strong>the</strong>ir lives is incredibly<br />
rewarding. Since bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field,<br />
<strong>the</strong> biggest challenge for me is staying on top <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> latest<br />
changes in technologies <strong>and</strong> trends related to <strong>the</strong> field.<br />
What keeps you busy outside <strong>of</strong> work?<br />
Much <strong>of</strong> my time is spent pursuing a Ph.D. in Religious<br />
Studies here at Penn. In addition, I am actively involved<br />
with Penn’s <strong>Engineering</strong> Alumni Society Board where I’ve<br />
helped organize a number <strong>of</strong> programs to engage alumni<br />
<strong>and</strong> students.<br />
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